Proverbs 9
1 Wisdom hath built her house, she hath hewn out her seven pillars;
Uchenjeri hwakavaka imba yahwo; hwakaveza mbiru dzahwo nomwe.
2 she hath slaughtered her cattle, she hath mingled her wine, she hath also prepared her table;
Hwakabika nyama yahwo; uye hukagadzira waini yahwo; hwakagadzirawo tafura yahwo.
3 she hath sent forth her maidens: she crieth upon the summits of the high places of the city,
Hwakatuma varandakadzi vahwo, uye hunodanidzira kubva panzvimbo yakakwirira kwazvo yeguta.
4 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. To him that is void of understanding, she saith,
Kuna avo vanoshayiwa njere hunoti, “Vose vasina uchenjeri ngavauye muno!
5 Come, eat ye of my bread, and drink of the wine that I have mingled.
Uyai, mudye zvokudya zvangu munwe waini yandagadzira.
6 Forsake follies and live, and go in the way of intelligence.
Siyai nzira dzenyu dzisina mano mugorarama; fambai munzira yokunzwisisa.
7 He that instructeth a scorner getteth to himself shame; and he that reproveth a wicked [man] [getteth] to himself a blot.
“Ani naani anorayira mudadi anozvitsvakira kutukwa; ani naani anotsiura munhu akaipa anozviwanira kutukwa.
8 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate thee; reprove a wise [man], and he will love thee.
Usatsiura mudadi kuti arege kukuvenga; tsiura munhu akachenjera uye achakuda.
9 Impart to a wise [man], and he will become yet wiser; teach a righteous [man], and he will increase learning.
Rayira munhu akachenjera uye achawedzera uchenjeri hwake; dzidzisa munhu akarurama uye achawedzera kudzidza kwake.
10 The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom; and the knowledge of the Holy is intelligence.
“Kutya Jehovha ndiwo mavambo ouchenjeri, uye kuziva Iye Mutsvene ndiko kunzwisisa.
11 For by me thy days shall be multiplied, and years of life shall be added to thee.
Nokuti neni mazuva ako achava mazhinji, uye makore achawedzerwa kuupenyu hwako.
12 If thou art wise, thou shalt be wise for thyself; and if thou scornest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Kana uri wakachenjera, uchenjeri hwako huchakupa mubayiro; kana uri mudadi, iwe woga ndiwe uchatambura.”
13 The foolish woman is clamorous; she is stupid, and knoweth nothing.
Mukadzi benzi ane ruzha; haana kudzikama uye haana zivo.
14 And she sitteth at the entry of her house, on a seat in the high places of the city,
Anogara pamusuo wemba yake, napachigaro chiri panzvimbo yakakwiririsa yeguta,
15 to call passers-by who go right on their ways:
achidanidzira kuna avo vanenge vachipfuura napo, vaya vanofamba zvakarurama nenzira yavo.
16 Whoso is simple, let him turn in hither. And to him that is void of understanding she saith,
Anoti kuna vaya vasina njere, “Vose vasina mano ngavauye muno!
17 Stolen waters are sweet, and the bread of secrecy is pleasant.
Mvura yakabiwa inozipa; zvokudya zvinodyirwa muchivande zvinonaka!”
